I failed to draw attention to something else that Chad was doing in this video that further demonstrates how incredible of a musician he is. He is actively listening to the track without the original drums and anticipating the verses, choruses, and bridge, as well as breaks in the song, quiet moments, big moments, etc… All on the spot. In one single take. Without ever having heard this song before. So, literally, he isn’t even thinking at all about the drums he’s actively playing. In short, he’s devoting the majority of his brainpower and effort into listening and choosing what he’s doing on the drums in the next part. The man is playing a VERY busy and pretty complicated drum part on freaking AUTOPILOT.
![[Bassist Reaction] Chad Smith hears 30 Seconds To Mars for the FIRST time](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fTYmEyiqcs0/mqdefault.jpg)
I failed to draw attention to something else that Chad was doing in this video that further demonstrates how incredible of a musician he is.
He is actively listening to the track without the original drums and anticipating the verses, choruses, and bridge, as well as breaks in the song, quiet moments, big moments, etc… All on the spot. In one single take. Without ever having heard this song before.
So, literally, he isn’t even thinking at all about the drums he’s actively playing. In short, he’s devoting the majority of his brainpower and effort into listening and choosing what he’s doing on the drums in the next part. The man is playing a VERY busy and pretty complicated drum part on freaking AUTOPILOT.
I saw chad from a distance once at my airport. Wearing a snapback Laker hat at 50 I knew right away.
An absolute legend